It is an Australian ratite bird, which means it cannot fly. It is one of the largest birds, third to the emu and the ostrich. The cassowary is also known as a modern-day velociraptor, and is a really cool bird. Trust me-it is cool. And it has spines and claws, and has caused only one human death.

These things are built like tanks, layers and layers of muscle that squeezes the living h-e-double hockey sticks out of its victim. Not to mention it can loosen its jaw bones to swallow the largest of prey.